Tag: Medical

Physical Therapy Interventions for ACL, SLE, and CVA
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: There is a vast amount of research about the anterior cruciate ligament tear due to its common occurrence. The body has a set of four ligaments that keep the knee in a hinge-like position while w...

Strategy to Decrease Rates of Hospital Acquired Infections
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Imagine entering the hospital for a minor illness or a simple procedure and ending up in a critical care unit fighting for your life. That can easily happen to a patient if they develop a hospita...

Benefits of Melatonin as a Sleep Aid for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: This paper examines the prevalence of poor sleep latency, duration, and fragmentation in children diagnosed with autism. It explains the possible causes of sleep disturbances, and its effects on ...

Implementation of a Tool to Identify Early Sepsis by Nurses
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: ABSTRACT Sepsis is defined as the immune system’s overwhelming response to infection that results in life-threating organ dysfunction (Singer et al., 2016). In the United States sepsis...

Cirrhosis: Prevalence, Etiology and Treatments
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Cirrhosis: A Closer Look I. Prevalence of Cirrhosis and Risk Factors Cirrhosis is a slowly progressing, irreversible disease of the liver where healthy liver tissue is damaged a...

Genetics of Huntington Disease
11th Feb 2020
Introduction:  Huntington disease (HD) is an autosomal prevailing genetic condition that can influence development and discernment and is dynamic and leads to premature death. It results from genetic tran...

Quantitative Analysis of Compliance Rates: Oral Versus Long-acting Injectable Medication
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Background Medication compliance is an issue that revolves around many disciplines and specialties in healthcare. A great public concern in the community is the consequences of medicati...

Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy in Early Asymptomatic HIV Infection
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction: In the previous randomized control study, they calculated the risk probabilities and benefits chances of beginning antiretroviral in HIV-positive patients whom they have CD...

Ethical Issues of the Jesse Gelsinger Case
11th Feb 2020
Introduction:  Jesse Gelsinger was diagnosed with ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency when he was two years old. OTC deficiency is a metabolic disorder that a body eliminates an enzyme that degrad...

Hypertension Prevalence in the African American Community
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Hypertension Prevalence in the African American Community  Abstract Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) is both common and detrimental to African-Americans than any other et...

Anorexia Nervosa: Symptoms and Interventions
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Anorexia Nervosa is the first eating disorder accentuated by severe weight loss or not enough weight gain in children as they grow. This disorder can be traced back as early as the 1200s. In thos...

Dilemmas of the Shortage of Cardiovascular Surgeons
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Abstract The United States is facing a shortage of cardiothoracic surgeons within the next 10 years, which could diminish quality of care if non–board-certified physicians expand their...

Screening Programme for Women at Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide with an increasing mortality and morbidity rates globally which imposes a major public health concern. With the onse...

Reducing the Risk of Pressure Ulcers in Acutely Unwell Patients
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 1.0  Terms of Reference The aim of this report is to reduce the risk of the development of pressure ulcers in acutely unwell patients within a local National Health Service (NHS) Tr...

Processing Stages of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Critically discuss the stages of processing that fMRI data are subjected to, with an emphasis on efforts made to improve the quality of signal at the varying levels of analysis ...

Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment, Diagnosis and Management
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Abstract Traumatic brain injuries are caused by external forces that affect many areas of cognition. These types of brain injuries lead to impairments in many different areas within the ...

Dabigatran Versus Aspirin in the Prevention of Stroke
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Embolic stroke, a type of ischemic stroke, occurs when a vessel in the brain is blocked.  Brain tissue is deprived of oxygen and can die in just a few minutes.  Thrombotic issues like b...

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteria (CRE) Treatments
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Current effective antibiotics for the treatment of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant enterobacteria (CRE) and the likelihood that these antibiotics will still be effective 10 years from n...

Use of Tildrakizumab in the Treatment of Moderate-Severe Plaque Psoriasis
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Plaque Psoriasis   Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune condition that affects the skin, nails and joints. There are a number of different types of psoriasis suc...

Trigeminal Neuralgia and Orofacial Pain
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: OVERVIEW THIS CHAPTER CONCENTRATES ON OROFACIAL PAIN, WITH SPECIFIC INSIGHT INTO DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA. THE CHALLENGES FACED BY BOTH CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS IS...

Hypertension: Prevalence, Distribution and Hypotheses
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 1. Definition and SymptomsHypertension is the result of persistent high arterial blood pressure, which may cause damage to the vessels and arteries of the brain, eyes, heart, and kidneys. The ent...

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatments
11th Feb 2020
Introduction:  Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is a type of cancer that arises in the lymphoid kind of blood cells in bones.1 In this type of cancer, there are a large number of immature lymphocytes, which a...

Assessment of Health Risks in the Elimination of Food-borne Pathogens
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Assessment of Health Risks in the Elimination of Food-borne Pathogens Vibrio parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus in Oysters Shellfish are aquatic shelled mollusks (clams, oysters, and mu...

Strategies for Predicting and Preventing Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs) and Never Events
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: According to patient safety experts, prediction and prevention are the two main goals for avoiding adverse events and reducing the incidence of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) (Bresnick, 2018...

Complex External Factors That Affect the Provision of Dental Appliances
11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 1.0  IntroductionNutrition is the main factor in diet which directly correlates with oral health; certain infections in the mouth are easily rejected when the diet is high in foods that cont...